✔ Nuclear power produces almost no greenhouse gas emissions ✔ It can take decades for nuclear plants to be operational ✔ Nuclear fusion, which is cleaner than nuclear fission, is not yet feasible
Reaching net zero is one of the UK's biggest environmental challenges, and it's essential that we do it sooner rather than later.
Renewable energy is leading the way to this goal, but it's been argued that relying solely on solar, wind, and hydropower won't be enough.
Enter nuclear power - a controversial means of generating electricity that has waxed and waned in popularity since the first nuclear power station was built in 1951.
We've investigated why nuclear is essential to a net zero UK, also covering the pros and cons, how much nuclear power the UK currently has, challenges nuclear faces, and which other European countries are using nuclear power.
